Florence Sabin (1871 - 1953)

Called the "first lady of American science," Florence Sabin studied the lymphatic and immune systems. She was the first female to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she had begun studying in 1896. She advocated for women's rights and higher education.

Also the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.

During her years of retirement, she pursued a second career as a public health activist in Colorado, and in 1951 received a Lasker Award for this work.

Known for
Professor of anatomy

Head of department of cellular studies at Rockefeller Institute

Research on the lymphatic system, blood vessels and cells, and tuberculosis

Advocacy for better health laws

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